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Lens selection
Excellent
vs
Good
Better lens selection gives you more options
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Larger sensor
APS-C
vs
4/3
More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
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Fast startup
~0.60
vs
1.4 sec
Faster startup lets you catch the moment
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Top deck display
Yes
vs
No
Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
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More cross-type AF points
9
vs
1
Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
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Pentaprism viewfinder
Pentaprism
vs
Pentamirror
Much better viewfinder picture fidelity
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HDMI out
HDMI out
vs
None
Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
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More dots on screen
921k
vs
230k dots
Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
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More viewfinder magnification
0.61x
vs
0.46x
Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
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More pixels
14.6
vs
10.0 megapixels
Higher resolution photos
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More AF points
11
vs
3
More AF points improve autofocus
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Faster JPEG shooting
5.2 fps
vs
3.5 fps
Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
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Bigger JPEG buffer
20
vs
12 shots
Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
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Faster shutter
1/8000
vs
1/4000 sec
Shoot wide open in bright light
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Higher extended ISO
6400
vs
1600 ISO
Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility
